Blog of the Week: Resurgence

Oct 1, 2007 Print This Post

.:mood:. Almost Caught Up
.:itunes:. More Shine by Si*Se

Blog Name
Resurgence

Blog Author
All kinds of people, but the primary authors are Anthony Bradley, Matt Chandler, Mark Driscoll, and Gary Shavey

What is this blog about?
From the “About”:

Resurgence is a movement that resources multiple generations to live for Jesus so that they can effectively reach their cities with the gospel by staying culturally accessible and Biblically faithful.

We are:

* Resurgence means to rise again, or to surge back into vibrancy. We believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ must resurge in every generation to meet the needs of people and their continually changing cultures.
* Missional means that we believe Jesus Christ is on a mission to seek and save people, change their lives, and transform their cultures. Because of this we believe that Christians, Christian organizations, and Christian churches exist to join Jesus on His mission by immersing themselves in whatever culture Jesus has placed them.
* Theology means that we believe that personal and cultural transformation is only possible by meeting the living Jesus Christ of the Bible through His gospel. Because of this we believe that culturally accessible mission also requires biblically faithful theology.
* Cooperative means that we believe a team of missional theologians working together as friends and peers, sharing ideas, and correcting errors is the best way for learning to occur. Because of this we are a network of various Christian leaders, ministries, churches, and networks seeking to work together in providing the most culturally effective and biblically faithful missional theology.

Why do I read it?
One of the things I appreciate about Mars Hill in Seattle, along with Mark Driscoll (one of the pastors there) is their heart to do exactly what this mission statement says: be culturally accessible and Biblically faithful. Around Riverview, we call this being “doctrinally conservative and culturally fluid.”

In a very short time, this site has grown into an incredible resource of written doctrinal pieces that live this out.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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